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Lizard, Connors's Curse
Legendary Creature — Lizard Villain · 2GG
Color identity: Green
Lizard, Connors's Curse is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
Lizard Formula — When Lizard, Connors's Curse enters, up to one other target creature loses all abilities and becomes a green Lizard creature with base power and toughness 4/4.
Reference price of the card: €0.17
Average lands in decks for Lizard, Connors's Curse: 36
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Build your Lizard, Connors's Curse deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Lizard, Connors's Curse 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Lizard, Connors's Curse deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (75/100)
- Consistency92
- Speed64
- Interaction45
- Resilience75
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (14 nonbasic, 22 Forest)
Conjurer's Closet · Garruk's Uprising · Panharmonicon · Sol Ring · Temur Sabertooth · Beast Within · Eternal Witness · Mistbreath Elder · Emerald Medallion · First Responder · Reclamation Sage · Elemental Bond · Blade of Selves · Cultivate · Beast Whisperer · Bramble Sovereign · Stampeding Serow · Yeva, Nature's Herald · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Elvish Mystic · Erratic Portal · Heroic Intervention · Stampeding Wildebeests · Wood Elves · Return of the Wildspeaker · Radagast of Rhosgobel · Rampant Growth · Nature's Lore · Outcaster Trailblazer · Cloudstone Curio · Fanatic of Rhonas · Helm of the Host · Rhonas's Monument · Guardian Project · Roaring Primadox · Three Visits · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Timeless Witness · Acidic Slime · Kodama's Reach · Springheart Nantuko · Topiary Stomper · Tribute to the World Tree · Arcane Signet · Fyndhorn Elves · Stickytongue Sentinel · Ezuri's Predation · Rishkar's Expertise · Spider-Man, Brooklyn Visionary · Sword of Hearth and Home · Lurking Lizards · Archdruid's Charm · Druid of Purification · Golden Argosy · Whiptongue Hydra · Farhaven Elf · Manglehorn · Strionic Resonator · Avenger of Zendikar · Terastodon · The Earth King · Voyager Staff · Kenrith's Transformation · Sanctum of Eternity · Castle Garenbrig · War Room · Mosswort Bridge · Bonders' Enclave · Boseiju, Who Endures · Rogue's Passage · Reliquary Tower · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Command Beacon · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Myriad Landscape · Evendo, Waking Haven · Shifting Woodland
🃏 Recommended cards for Lizard, Connors's Curse
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lizard, Connors's Curse, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Conjurer's Closet | 80% | +79% |
| Panharmonicon | 74% | +72% |
| Temur Sabertooth | 73% | +67% |
| Mistbreath Elder | 64% | +63% |
| First Responder | 61% | +61% |
| Blade of Selves | 54% | +53% |
| Stampeding Serow | 50% | +49% |
| Bramble Sovereign | 50% | +49% |
| Stampeding Wildebeests | 48% | +48% |
| Erratic Portal | 48% | +47% |
| Elemental Bond | 55% | +44% |
| Yeva, Nature's Herald | 50% | +41% |
| Eternal Witness | 67% | +41% |
| Wood Elves | 48% | +39% |
| Cloudstone Curio | 41% | +39% |
| Helm of the Host | 41% | +39% |
| Outcaster Trailblazer | 44% | +39% |
| Reclamation Sage | 59% | +39% |
| Roaring Primadox | 38% | +38% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 77% | +37% |
| Sanctum of Eternity | 39% | +37% |
| Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma | 49% | +34% |
| Radagast of Rhosgobel | 46% | +34% |
| Stickytongue Sentinel | 34% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Lizard, Connors's Curse deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Temur Sabertooth
- Mistbreath Elder
- First Responder
- Stampeding Serow
- Bramble Sovereign
- Stampeding Wildebeests
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Conjurer's Closet
- Panharmonicon
- Blade of Selves
- Elemental Bond
- Cloudstone Curio
- Helm of the Host
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Tribute to the World Tree
- Roaming Throne
- Evendo, Waking Haven
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lizard, Connors's Curse
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite green mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lizard, Connors's Curse's color identity?
Lizard, Connors's Curse is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Lizard, Connors's Curse come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lizard, Connors's Curse deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: B+ (75/100).
How many lands should a Lizard, Connors's Curse deck run?
Real Lizard, Connors's Curse decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Lizard, Connors's Curse?
The three highest-synergy cards are Conjurer's Closet, Panharmonicon, Temur Sabertooth. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lizard, Connors's Curse decks.
What combos does Lizard, Connors's Curse have?
Lizard, Connors's Curse has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Lizard, Connors's Curse deck cost?
You can start cheap: Temur Sabertooth, Mistbreath Elder, First Responder are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.